Neoplasms

Typed case summary, report, chart and correspondence relating to female from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 39 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: malignant astrocytoma; papilloedema; headaches; and pyramidal signs. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Note, chart and correspondence relating to male patient from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 63 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: carcinoma of mouth; mouth pain; and numbness. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 37. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; frontal neoplasm; and glioblastoma multiforme. Patient not examined.

Typed case summary, drawing, reports, charts, notes and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 27 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: astrocytoma; epileptic attacks; frontal tumour; papilloedema; loss of vision; hemiparesis; and urinary retention. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 66 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: alveolar carcinoma; intractable jaw and neck pain; radionecrosis; and malignant ulcer. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, chart and reports relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 34 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: glioblastoma multiforme; and temporal lobe tumour. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, notes, reports, charts and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 47 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: upper limb paresis; personality change; semi-comatose; and glioblastoma multiforme. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, note, report, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 51 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: carcinoma of rectum; facial palsy; hemiplegia; cerebral metastases; papiloedema; and parietal lobe syndrome. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, reports, charts and correspondence relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: adeno-carcinoma of pelvic colon; headache; and cerebral metastases. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Typed case summary, photographs, autopsy report, notes and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 40 at first examination in 1953. Conditions mentioned include: malignant oligodendroglioma; meningioma; comatose; brainsten ischaemia; hemiparesis; intracranial pressure; post operative subdural hygroma; and bronchopnuemonia. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.